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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches, Ceilings and walls |
| CARRYING A WELDING TANK TRIPPED HIT WALL TANK FELL ON PT. DX RIB CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BLOW TORCH BLEW UP/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TRUNK AND CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED CHEST WITH TORCH WHILE CUTTING METAL FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing |
| PT WAS CUTTING A ROD W/CUTTING TORCH AND CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE 4 DAYS AGO FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS L CHEST/ABDOMEN 7-10% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING BLOW TORCH AT HOME WHEN BURNED UPPER BACK W TORCH DX 4-6 CM 2 & 3 DEG BURNS TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches, Poles |
| PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN IN CHEST WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT SCRAP METAL , BECOMING TANGLED IN HOSE & FALLING ONTO A STEEL POST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS UPPER EXTREMETIES/20YOM AT HM WORKING ON CAR, A CETYLENE TORCH CAUGHT ON FIRE (SHIRT) CAUSING BURNS.N/S IF FD IN ATTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2000 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Cutting torches, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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